Peer Review and Arbitration Policy

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style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Peer
Review and Arbitration Policy</span></b><span dir=RTL></span><b><span
lang=AR-IQ dir=RTL style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span
dir=RTL></span>:</span></b></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;
text-kashida:0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The peer review process
strengthens the research paper submitted to the journal and assists in making
the appropriate decision for its publication. It also benefits researchers in
improving and correcting their research papers</span><span dir=RTL></span><span
lang=AR-IQ dir=RTL style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span
dir=RTL></span>.</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;
text-kashida:0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The research paper is
sent to three reviewers in the same field for scientific evaluation and to
write a detailed report on its authenticity in light of a specific model</span><span
dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-IQ dir=RTL style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span dir=RTL></span>.</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;
text-kashida:0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The journal considers
the scientific evaluation process as one of the most important stages of
scientific publishing. Part of the journal's policy is to ensure the
professionalism of the reviewers and their commitment to the journal's ethics</span><span
dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-IQ dir=RTL style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span dir=RTL></span>.</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;
text-kashida:0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Editor-in-Chief, in
collaboration with the editorial board, is responsible for selecting
appropriate reviewers according to the subject matter of the research papers
submitted for evaluation, their expertise, and their ability to assess the scientific
validity of the research paper</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-IQ
dir=RTL style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span
dir=RTL></span>.</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;
text-kashida:0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>One of the reviewers
should be from outside the university or country in the hope of evaluating the
research paper within a maximum period of one month, otherwise, they must
decline within a week</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-IQ dir=RTL
style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span
dir=RTL></span>.</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;
text-kashida:0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>In case of receiving
negative reports from two of the reviewers, the researcher is not accepted for
publication because the paper is deemed unfit for publishing</span><span
dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-IQ dir=RTL style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span dir=RTL></span>.</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;
text-kashida:0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The researcher is then
notified of the decision on the publication's validity, as indicated in the
reviewers' reports, within a period not exceeding one month from the date of
submission to the editorial board</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-IQ
dir=RTL style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span
dir=RTL></span>.</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;
text-kashida:0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The researcher is
committed to making the revisions recommended by the reviewers to his research
paper according to the reports sent to him and providing the journal with a
modified copy within a period not exceeding two weeks</span><span dir=RTL></span><span
lang=AR-IQ dir=RTL style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span
dir=RTL></span>.</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:justify;text-justify:kashida;
text-kashida:0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>After that, the journal
verifies the language in both Arabic and English before sending it for
publication</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-IQ dir=RTL
style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span
dir=RTL></span>.</span></p>

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text-kashida:0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span lang=AR-IQ dir=RTL
style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p>

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text-kashida:0%;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;border:none;padding:0cm'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Arbitration
Policy</span></b><span dir=RTL></span><b><span lang=AR-IQ dir=RTL
style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span
dir=RTL></span>:</span></b></p>

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kashida;text-kashida:0%;text-indent:-18.0pt;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>•<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The arbitration process ensures
strict confidentiality</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-IQ dir=RTL
style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span
dir=RTL></span>,</span></p>

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0cm;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:
kashida;text-kashida:0%;text-indent:-18.0pt;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>•<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Where the arbitrator cannot
disclose the identity of the submitter, and the submitter cannot disclose the
identity of the arbitrator</span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-IQ dir=RTL
style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><span
dir=RTL></span>.</span></p>

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